Transit News
MTA Concerned About Revenue Loss….
It seems when it rains, it pours. This familiar cliche might be voiced by many within the MTA if one could hear their words. According to MTA their real estate revenues dropped sharply for the month of October. MTA official Gary Dellaverson says the agency lost $47 million dollars this month.
Thankfully even with such a [...]
MTA Says The Price Is Not Right!
Yesterday the MTA announced that there might be a delay in the creation of a Long Island Railroad terminal at Grand Central. The announcement came after the MTA was not pleased with the lone bid it received for the contract to build the terminal. The MTA expected the bid to come in at approximately $670 [...]
Pascack Valley Line Riders Rejoice!
New Jersey Transit has finally done something that was long overdue! They have added more service to the Pascack Valley line. According to an article in yesterday’s Bergen Record, New Jersey Transit plans on adding bi-directional off peak and weekend service starting this Sunday.
The Pascack Valley line which is 18 stops long averages a little [...]
LIRR Keeps Promise
Yesterday the Long Island Railroad started to deliver on its promise to communicate better with its customers. The agency unveiled five 60″ monitors at Penn Station. The purpose of the monitors is to keep riders informed of announcements, updates, & breaking news which was previously announced over loudspeaker. The monitors will also mirror information posted [...]
7 & L Train To Get More Service
The MTA recently announced the official plans for increasing service on the 7 & L train respectively. The plans date back to the promises made by the MTA in relation to the rider report card results for the 7 & L. The MTA said the changes will be implemented by mid December. Here is the [...]
MTA To Hire More Cleaners
The MTA’s NYC Transit division announced their intention to hire 350 subway cleaners as part of their $7.6 million “Customer Satisfaction” program. The workers assignments will include cleaning trash inside stations as well as inside subway cars & on the tracks itself.
The program is being launched as riders continue to give poor grades to [...]
Hudson Rail Yards Receive 5 Bids
Yesterday I blogged about the deadline for developers to submit their bids for the rights to the 26 acre Hudson Rail Yards.
The deadline for submitting bids was yesterday. The MTA has announced that they received 5 bids by yesterday’s 5:00 p.m. deadline. The following 5 companies submitted bids (listed in random order):
Extell Development Company
Brookfield Properties [...]
Quiet Cars On The NYC Subway?
This would become a reality if some city council members had it their way. In an article in today’s edition of the New York Daily News, some city council members are urging the MTA to introduce quiet cars in the NYC subway. This request comes on the hands of all the news about plans to [...]
